10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in St. Lucie County, Florida.
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In Port St. Lucie, RVs, boats, and boat trailers may not sit in a residential area unless stored in a garage, on a paved driveway, or beside or behind the home with a ten-foot rear setback. Unincorporated St. Lucie County requires front-yard RVs and boats on a paved pad.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 73.04(b)
No recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored in any residential area unless the vehicle is stored inside an enclosed garage or other structure, parked on a paved driveway or parked to the side or rear of the principal structure, provided the applicable ten-foot rear lot setback is maintained.
In Port St. Lucie, parking is prohibited in the front yard except on a surface specifically designed and built for it, and blocking a public or private driveway is barred. You also may not park on private property or in a driveway without the owner's consent.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 72.01(h)
Parking of a vehicle shall be prohibited on any portion of an improved residential building site considered to be the front yard of that building site, except in the area specifically designed and constructed for such use.
Port St. Lucie makes it unlawful to park any commercial vehicle, bus, or heavy equipment in a residential zone or on abutting streets. A commercial vehicle means one with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, or certain trucks and vans storing equipment.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 72.03(b)
It is declared unlawful for any individual to park or cause to be parked any commercial vehicle, bus, or heavy equipment, as defined herein in any residential zone or on any streets abutting lots so zoned.
Port St. Lucie, tracking Florida law, prohibits stopping or parking on sidewalks, in intersections and crosswalks, in front of any public or private driveway, and within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Parking in a residential swale without the owner's permission is also barred.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 72.01(b)
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily engaging in the expeditious loading or unloading of a passenger or passengers: (1) In front of a public or private driveway. (2) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. (3) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Neither Port St. Lucie nor unincorporated St. Lucie County imposes a blanket overnight on-street parking ban. However, Port St. Lucie prohibits parking on any public right-of-way for the purpose of abandonment for more than 24 hours, and swale and posted restrictions still apply.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 72.01(i)
No person shall stand or park a motor vehicle upon any federal, state, or local public right-of-way within the city or on any unimproved property for the principal purpose of: ... (4) Abandonment for more than 24 hours.
St. Lucie County and Port St. Lucie have no ordinance banning home EV chargers; installing one at a house needs an electrical permit. Florida Statute 718.113(8) bars a condominium declaration from prohibiting a unit owner's charging station in their designated parking area.
F.S. 718.113(8)(a)
A declaration of condominium or restrictive covenant may not prohibit or be enforced so as to prohibit any unit owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station or a natural gas fuel station within the boundaries of the unit owner's limited common element or exclusively designated parking area.
Port St. Lucie's property maintenance code bars keeping any inoperative motor vehicle on a property unless inside an enclosed structure, and prohibits vehicles in major disassembly. Unincorporated St. Lucie County treats junk, wrecked, or unregistered vehicles left outside as a code violation.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 41.08(e)
Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises, unless in an enclosed structure, and no vehicle or motor vehicle parts shall at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled.
Residents may not paint public curbs or create their own parking restrictions in St. Lucie County. In Port St. Lucie, the city manager is the designated authority for establishing restricted and no-parking areas; only official signs and markings are enforceable.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 72.05
The city manager is designated as the agent and representative of the city for the purpose of establishing restricted parking areas and no-parking areas within the city.
In Port St. Lucie, freight curb loading zones may be used only for expeditious loading and unloading of materials, and no such stop may exceed 30 minutes. Passenger curb loading zones are limited to five minutes. Zoning also requires off-street loading for larger developments.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 72.09(b)
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone ... In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes.
Port St. Lucie regulates large vehicles by type: commercial vehicles of 10,000 pounds GVW or more are banned from residential zones, and only one enclosed and one open utility trailer may be kept on a residential parcel, on a paved driveway or to the side or rear.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 72.10(b)
Only one enclosed utility trailer shall be allowed to be parked or stored on a residential parcel and must be parked on a paved driveway or to the side or rear of the principal structure, provided the applicable rear yard setback is maintained.
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